The Internet Society worthies have already metin their annual secret meetings to decide on newTLDs. The applications for 4-Letter TLDs will bedelayed, until the new ICANN Labs is able to studythe experimental TLDs, like.INFO and.NAME.

The new ICANN Labs will be staffed by world classexperts on Internet technology. It will have anannual budget of approximately $20,000,000 peryear. It will be located in Northern Californiaso that existing ICANN Staff [and consultants]will have a place to work, close to their SiliconValley roots.

The IETF is in the process of hiring the initialstaff [consultants] for the ICANN Labs, whichwill be funded from the.ORG taxes.